Having rented lofts for years this artistic couple loved big living spaces. Then they bought a dark Victorian flat and asked themselves, "What have we done?"

Take a Victorian conversion, extend it by a third and add a second bedroom, a romantic low-maintenance garden and generous contemporary living space.

Frugality blogger Alex Stedman and her husband Chris are completing their transformation of a tired north London terrace house, using a sander, paint and elbow grease — and fuelled by a seasonal tipple.

A statement window and double-height brick extension has transformed this formerly gloomy Georgian house.

When the children left home, a Chelsea couple transformed their joined-up Victorian townhouses — and added the biggest sash window around. 

It takes more than a damp, smelly old wreck of a house to faze designer Hugo Lindsay-Fynn. He has turned one into his ideal family home.

Two neighbours in Camden each extended their flats as a joint project, saving time, money and disruption.

This couple transformed two floors of a South Kensington terrace house, carving out a perfect city home — and a model for expanding London's housing stock. 

There is a reason why this extraordinary home, designed by husband-and-wife architects, is a contender for RIBA House of the Year.